by Michael Wilkins | Oct 29, 2025 | Miami News
Hurricane Melissa continued its destructive path Wednesday, grinding across Cuba as a powerful Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica with record-breaking winds. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, Melissa packed sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph) as...
by Michael Wilkins | Oct 28, 2025 | Miami News
A bright orange-headed lizard from East Africa could be influencing mosquito behavior—and potentially increasing human exposure to mosquito-borne diseases in Florida, researchers say. Known as Peter’s rock agama, the reptile has been in South Florida since the 1970s...
by Michael Wilkins | Oct 28, 2025 | Miami News
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica early Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm—the strongest in the island’s recorded history. With sustained winds of 175 mph, the hurricane tore across the island from St. Elizabeth Parish in the south to St. Ann in the...
by Michael Wilkins | Oct 27, 2025 | Miami News
Vacationers fled Jamaica over the weekend as Hurricane Melissa intensified into a powerful Category 4 storm, bringing torrential rain and strong winds. All flights from Montego Bay to Miami and Fort Lauderdale were canceled after conditions worsened. Some travelers...
by Michael Wilkins | Oct 27, 2025 | Miami News
A student at John A. Ferguson Senior High School in southwest Miami-Dade was arrested after being found with a gun on campus, officials confirmed. Parents received a voicemail from the principal saying police had responded to reports of a weapon. Miami-Dade Schools...
